Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     AtalantaAtalanta
Tony SchofieldTony Schofield Gerry Montenegro Gerry Montenegro
Lamberto MatzuzziL. Matzuzzi63
G
1
G
83Yacine HamadouY. Hamadou
Kasper JensenK. Jensen68
D
2
D
77Jonatan LiedholmJ. Liedholm
Mirco PellegriniM. Pellegrini70
D
captain3
D
79Edgar PasanenE. Pasanen
Adam TilerA. Tiler69
D
4
D
85Mathias GustafssonM. Gustafsson
Fabiano StercheleF. Sterchele69
D
5
D
83Jes OlesenJ. Olesen
Gerardo SantosG. Santos69
M
6
M
85Guerino VenturaG. Ventura
Gianfranco BeninG. Benin69
M
7
M
92Ovidiu NanuO. Nanu
Alessandro La MarcaA. La Marca69
M
8
A
87Giulio LannaG. Lanna
Guy FrauG. Frau67
A
9captain
A
90Almamy MiézanA. Miézan
Sergio FogliaS. Foglia72
A
10
A
87Zbigniew SmolarekZ. Smolarek
Pier G. BenussiP. Benussi82
A
11
A
81Moritz LeitnerM. Leitner
 
Mauro OliviM. Olivi58
A
12
D
77John KalacJ. Kalac
Marcello MarsalaM. Marsala64
M
13
M
83Ljubisa SoglianoL. Sogliano
Marvin BlackM. Black64
D
14
A
84Youri YanowskiY. Yanowski

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 19,844 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Milan are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Guerino Tasso.


0.00
Atalanta get the match underway!
4.44
Jonatan Liedholm flicks a high pass forward. Guerino Ventura collects the pass. Guerino Ventura sees Almamy Miézan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Almamy Miézan shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Lamberto Matzuzzi!
6.32
Mirco Pellegrini threads a neat ball through to Alessandro La Marca. Alessandro La Marca runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alessandro La Marca knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonatan Liedholm.
8.56
Jes Olesen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guerino Ventura. Guerino Ventura makes a beautiful solo run. Guerino Ventura lofts in a cross ball towards Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Lamberto Matzuzzi with no chance!! Goal for Atalanta!
14.47
Moritz Leitner makes a simple pass to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan passes the ball forward to Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Lamberto Matzuzzi effortlessly gets down and covers it.
15.27
Ovidiu Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.32
Fabiano Sterchele runs forward with the ball. Fabiano Sterchele runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fabiano Sterchele plays a scrappy one-two with Gerardo Santos and stumbles forward towards the goal... Fabiano Sterchele cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
20.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Edgar Pasanen laces a weighted ball forward to Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner puts a great ball through. Zbigniew Smolarek runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
24.27
Adam Tiler catches Guerino Ventura on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guerino Ventura hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.15
Adam Tiler threads a neat ball through to Alessandro La Marca. Alessandro La Marca sees Sergio Foglia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio Foglia shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
27.08
Mathias Gustafsson threads the ball through to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu hits a low pass to Guerino Ventura. Guerino Ventura makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giulio Lanna but he's offside!
32.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Alessandro La Marca plays the ball forward to Sergio Foglia. Sergio Foglia shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.17
Guerino Ventura makes a simple pass to Giulio Lanna. Giulio Lanna shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
34.21
Alessandro La Marca hits a low pass to Pier G. Benussi. Pier G. Benussi lofts in a cross ball towards Guy Frau. Guy Frau makes a convincing header. Yacine Hamadou gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
36.29
Gerardo Santos knocks the ball forward to Pier G. Benussi. Pier G. Benussi shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
38.27
Kasper Jensen catches Guerino Ventura on the ankles. The referee brings Kasper Jensen to one side and gives him a warning! Guerino Ventura carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.05
Guerino Ventura threads a neat ball through to Giulio Lanna. Giulio Lanna lofts in a cross ball towards Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is deflected wide by Kasper Jensen.
40.35
Corner kick to Atalanta. Guerino Ventura chips it out wide. Mathias Gustafsson is dispossessed by a tackle from Kasper Jensen.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Milan players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with AC Milan kicking off!
48.34
Gerardo Santos hacks Guerino Ventura from behind! Gerardo Santos is shown the yellow card! Guerino Ventura stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.43
Mathias Gustafsson makes a simple pass to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Zbigniew Smolarek controls it well on his chest. Zbigniew Smolarek plays a scrappy one-two with Moritz Leitner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Zbigniew Smolarek provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Lamberto Matzuzzi is on top of it.
53.24
Gianfranco Benin makes a simple pass to Gerardo Santos. Gerardo Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Benin. Gianfranco Benin whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Yacine Hamadou had no chance!! Goal for AC Milan!
67.43
Alessandro La Marca clumsily knocks into Jonatan Liedholm. Alessandro La Marca is warned by the referee! Jonatan Liedholm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.14
Kasper Jensen hits a low pass to Alessandro La Marca. Alessandro La Marca flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Benin collects the pass. Gianfranco Benin shoots from long range. Yacine Hamadou gets down and covers it.
73.51
Guerino Ventura brings the ball forward. Guerino Ventura lofts in a cross ball towards Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Lamberto Matzuzzi.
75.05
It's a corner kick. Ovidiu Nanu loops the ball over to the far post. Jes Olesen shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
77.39
AC Milan have made 3 substitutions with Mauro Olivi replacing Sergio Foglia, Marcello Marsala replacing Alessandro La Marca and Marvin Black replacing Adam Tiler .
83.45
Edgar Pasanen flicks a high pass forward. Ovidiu Nanu controls it well on his chest. Ovidiu Nanu chips the ball to his team mate, Guerino Ventura. Guerino Ventura controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
84.24
Gianfranco Benin catches Mathias Gustafsson on the ankles. Gianfranco Benin is given a warning by the referee! Mathias Gustafsson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.16
Gianfranco Benin flicks a high pass forward. Guy Frau collects the pass. Guy Frau knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Atalanta
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
29.1%
45.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Gianfranco Benin 53
Zbigniew Smolarek 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guerino Ventura of Atalanta

Match Ratings
1.Lamberto Matzuzzi (GK)
7
2.Kasper Jensen (DEF)
6
3.Mirco Pellegrini (DEF)
6
4.Adam Tiler (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Fabiano Sterchele (DEF)
7
6.Gerardo Santos (MID)yellow card
6
7.Gianfranco Benin (MID)goal scored
8
8.Alessandro La Marca (MID)
7
9.Guy Frau (ATT)
6
10.Sergio Foglia (ATT)
6
11.Pier G. Benussi (ATT)
6
 
12.Mauro Olivi (ATT)
6
13.Marcello Marsala (MID)
6
14.Marvin Black (DEF)
6

1.Yacine Hamadou (GK)
8
2.Jonatan Liedholm (DEF)
6
3.Edgar Pasanen (DEF)
6
4.Mathias Gustafsson (DEF)
6
5.Jes Olesen (DEF)
6
6.Guerino Ventura (MID)
9
7.Ovidiu Nanu (MID)
7
8.Giulio Lanna (ATT)
6
9.Almamy Miézan (ATT)
6
10.Zbigniew Smolarek (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Moritz Leitner (ATT)
6
 
12.John Kalac (DEF)
0
13.Ljubisa Sogliano (MID)
0
14.Youri Yanowski (ATT)
0